Summertime somersault
Zachary Lawson, 9, Monessen, jumps into the deep end of the pool at the Pine Cove Beach Club in Charleroi,Thursday, June 30, 2022.
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Pa. enters new fiscal year without budget
By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Lawmakers failed to come to an agreement on Pennsylvania’s proposed $42 billion spending plan by Thursday’s deadline, which means a new fiscal year will begin without a state budget in place. […]
Planning commission OKs Olympus Energy request
By John Rectenwald [email protected] Elizabeth Township’s planning commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the further consideration of a two-part conditional use application submitted by Olympus Energy. To read the rest of the story, please see a […]
Fire destroys Soles Street homes in McKeesport
By JEFF STITT [email protected] A large fire broke out early Thursday morning in McKeesport, spreading to multiple houses and an SUV parked on Soles Street, according to area first responders. To read the rest of […]
Monongahela Chamber has new executive director
By Max Robinette [email protected] What do filmmakers, Portland, Ore., and goat-milk soap have in common? Anywhere you find one of these things, you might find LJ Kahl, the new executive director for the Monongahela Area Chamber […]
Connected by cookies: Through the Wedding Cookie Table Community, MVI staff reaches out to newsroom in Uvalde, Texas
By The Mon Valley Independent When the Monongahela-based Wedding Cookie Table Community decided to band together to send gifts of love to Uvalde, Texas in the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting, it gave […]
Speers drops Mon Valley EMS; Fallowfield stays
By TAYLOR BROWN [email protected] Emergency medical services coverage has recently become a hot topic in several Mon Valley communities. On Tuesday, Charleroi officials announced they would immediately cut ties with Mon Valley EMS and opted […]
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Donora deconsecrated
By Max Robinette [email protected] St. John’s Episcopal Church in Donora was deconsecrated Wednesday after operating in the community for 97 years. Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh Ketlan Solak led the service along with […]
Monessen School Board approves budget with property tax increase
By JEFF STITT [email protected] Monessen property owners will see a higher amount due when their school tax bills come in for 2022-23. The school board, with all members present, unanimously voted Tuesday to approve the […]
Rostraver hears developer’s zoning change request
By John Rectenwald [email protected] Rostraver Township will look to modify a minimum lot size ordinance that — if left unchanged — could impede the progress of real estate development in the area. Revising the “zero […]